Henry Malings

Henry Malings of Francis Street, Woolwich, is probably one of the best known makers of early wooden rackets of the late 19th century. They were at the early beginnings of Lawn Tennis and also combined with Jefferies & Co. to make rackets, both having a long history in the racket sport industry. Jefferies & Co. was based in Woolwich and was one of the earliest racket manufacturers in England, they are known to have produced the original rackets for Major Wingfield's invention of his game called 'sphairistike', later called by it's more well known and loved name of Lawn Tennis.

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